The recent judgment in Pfleiderer exposes a tension between two goals of European cartel control policy: the ex ante … desire to prevent and deter the formation of cartels, and the ex post desire to ensure an effective means by which victims of … providing information to private parties which can enhance cartel members’ exposure to damages. This paper considers Pfleiderer …

, and the operation of cartels -- 3. The historical background -- 4. Globalization and corporate collusion -- 5. Collusion …

We present a pragmatic approach to calculating the total economic loss induced by a cartel, focusing on the European … trucks cartel (1997-2011). Overall, we estimate a net welfare loss of approximately €0.7 bn. and an overcharge below 1% (€1 ….8 bn.). The cartel overcharge is surprisingly low. We explain this by (1) the existence of a reference market with an …

The collective sale of football broadcasting rights constitutes a cartel, which, in the European Union, is only allowed …